We are delighted to announce that John Gledhill has been appointed Associate Professor of Global Governance at ODID. He will take up his new position from 1 September and will be a fellow of St Cross College.

John has been a departmental lecturer at ODID since 2011, teaching on the MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy.

In his research, writing and teaching, John investigates conflict processes, post-conflict reconstruction, state formation and dissolution, and the politics of transitional justice. In his primary current research project, he is exploring the relationship between regime transition and violence.

Before joining the department, John was an LSE Fellow in Global Politics at the London School of Economics, and he has taught at Georgetown and George Washington universities.

He holds a PhD in Government from Georgetown University and received the university Gold Medal for his undergraduate work at Trinity College, Dublin.